pharmacy tech - Batesville, United States - Margaret Mary Health

Description

Location/Department:
Hospital - PharmacyPRN - hours will vary as needed

Job Summary:
Assists pharmacists in medication distribution & charging

Supervisory Responsibilities:

NoneDuties/Responsibilities:
Demonstrates awareness of patient rights.
Uses respect & dignity when dealing with death and dying.
Retrieving orders to be filled.
Entering the refill info via computer, printing & checking resulting label.
Delivering filled orders, inputting orders & charges.
Filling cassettes accurately over 95%.Filling departmental orders.
Resolving missing doses with investigation.
Printing new label, obtaining R.Ph. approval & delivering final product.
Refilling for R. Ph. check the anesthesia & narcotic boxes.
Delivering filled orders of all types to the correct location.
Answering phone correctly as pharmacy tech as required by the State of Indiana.
Taking complete messages including phone numbers & name of caller.
Teaching, communicating with, supervising the volunteers.
Resolving nurse-pharmacy departmental issues with Rx Tech scope.
Answering questions within Tech scope & knowing when to refer on to R. Ph.
Communicating ideas or ways of improving safety, accuracy, efficiency.
Transmitting orders to wholesaler or companiesChecking items received, applying price stickers, checking off item on invoice.
Resolving backorder issues with wholesalers.
Preparing the drug invoices for payment & assigning account numbers.
Filing the invoices by month, date, day accuratelySorting & preparing for return outdated drugs.
Preparing for, taking, & entering the annual inventory.
Restocking the shelves & drawers.
Stocking Omnicell.
Compounding & other duties as assigned.
Replacing stock items used by units.
Checking & resupplying the stock located in the medication dispensing unit daily.

Reviewing narcotic stock, calculating amount needed to replenish, record on perpetual inventory sheet in pharmacy, deliver to nursing unit, sign in on their sheet, & cosign with receiving nurse confirming the narcotic delivery.

Checking narcotic proof of use for accuracy, cosigned wastage & co-signatures if required.
Returning incorrect sheets for correction & confirming their return to pharmacy.
Entering corrections, recharges & credits when needed.
Filing accurate, correctly completed narcotic sheets.
Checking anesthesia use for accuracy & the required co-signatures for wastage.
Completing the State required mandatory monthly inspections of all drug storage areas.
Reviewing, correcting & filing of the daily drug disposition logs & cart fill documents.

Recording the used items onto pharmacy's perpetual inventory sheets, making a new sheet for anesthesia use, recording the items taken from pharmacy's narc vault, placing a new padlock on refilled box & giving entire unit to the pharmacist for approval.

Using 797 USP required compounding techniques when mandated.
Helping to maintain the high level of departmental dispensing accuracy by checking the Pharmacist's final product.
Renewing the Pharmacy Tech License before the previous one has expired.


Required Skills/Abilities:
Strong customer service skills & team player.
Effectively communicates both verbal & written.
Able to multi-task & prioritize.
Able to operate basic office equipment & hospital applications.
Able to operate Laminar flow hood or newer models, Omnicell or Documed device, other new equipment as purchased.


Education and Experience:
High school diploma or equivalent.
No work experience required.
Must have or complete course for Pharmacy Technician licensure through the state of Indiana within 6 months.
Must acquire basic knowledge of drugs, dosages, usage, reference sources & other pertinent pharmaceutical information.
Must possess strong math skills.


Physical Requirements:

Constant walking, standing, use of hands & manual dexterity; frequent stooping & reaching; occasional sitting, pushing, pulling, climbing, kneeling, & talking.

May need to lift up to 25 lbs; occasionally up to 50 lbs